Zen is often hard to find in our daily routines.
As parents we rush from one activity to the next.
Last week between my drop off at school and on our therapy appointments,
I had a moment to escape to yoga.
{OM}
Yoga has been something that I view as a stress relief,
but now to me it has become a need and a way of life.
During one of these classes, my yoga instructor ended
our class with a spritz of lemon grass green tea spray
while we were relaxing in our corpse pose.
She sprayed this spray as she said to “open the mind and the senses”.
While lying there, I recalled the week.
It had been very hectic to say the least.
My son who has been progressing this school year,
but with the break {though well needed},
it has been a hard transition back.
{thank goodness for Occupational Therapy}
The spray that was spritzed over me while lost in my thoughts,
and search for peace really did open my mind and senses.
It was such a beautiful smell.
It made me realize when was the last time I wasn’t so lost
in my thoughts and worries that I actually used my senses.
Really stopped and “smelled the roses”.
As parents and caregivers to these wonderful children we get so focused
on our organized day and our to and fro that we have little time to
think about our thoughts and our needs.
When was the last time as a parent you truly listened
to the words of a song like you did back in high school,
when you believed some songs were written just for you?
Or watched the beauty of the day despite what is going on in your life?
I believe in finding small moments for yourself.
A place or time in the day where you can find time for
your own inner thoughts to just simply be.
After that class, I cried,
I cried for no reason at all except for the pure fact that
I smelt something like I did for the first time in years.
I took a moment to breathe and to focus on the moment at hand.
I actually took a moment for myself to recharge
and to know that I am doing the best that I can.
By doing so,
it allowed me to battle the rest of the week with some renewed energy.
What is your escape?
great info on yoga and it really does help and work, I need to get motivated to start doing yoga again. Have a great Monday.
Thanks for your comment, Karen! Yoga does wonders for your mind, body & spirit! That’s for sure! We both absolutely love it and use it to relax and get centered! Thanks for checking out our blog today! Looking forward to looking at yours, as well!! xo
Visiting from the Mommy Monday Blog Hop. Running is my escape, but I think I need other relaxation methods too.
Thanks Michelle for stopping by. Sara loves running and I find peace in long walks and yoga. Any way we can find some peace makes us good mommies. We can’t wait to check out your site as well. xo
Man, this post is so important. It’s so important to take care of yourself. I know when I don’t work out, my body starts getting stiff, I feel blah, am bloated and yucky!
Thanks so much for promoting fitness.
I am coming to you from the Mommy Monday Blog Hop. Thanks so much for linking up with us. Please come back and link up next week.
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Have a great week and weekend!
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